Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-04-18

anu the usual prayer meeting lnurs-
day evening
Sheriff Miles represents that his
boarder, Mrs. JOhndro, is very fas-
tidious, requiring not only the best
that can be provided, but that it shall
be furnished at such hours as her del
icate tastes require. We hope that
she will be so well suited as not to
get mad and leave Mr.. Miles; our
people are getting along comfortably
well without her.
The remains of the late Benz. s. Kim
ball, whose death was announced in
these columns last week, arrived here
Monday evening, Messrs. Timothy c.,
Austin, and Hazen Kimball from New
York, coming on the same train. Mr..
Skeele and Mr.. Conant. relatives from
Boston, arrived early Tuesday morn
ing. The burial services were held
Tuesday afternoon, a large number of
citizens and friends attending. Rev. c.
B. Moody preached an appropriate and
feeling discourse. There was large dis
play of flowers about the coffin, with ap-
propriate emblems and notices. The re-
mains were buried in the Kimball lot. Mr..
Kimball had been in delicate health for
some length of time, and of late had been
under physicians care, but was reported
better. He was found dead in his room,
sitting in chair. His unexpected death
was a great shock and grief to his broth
ers and friends. The news was received
here with much sadness. Since Mr.. Kim
ball left here twenty odd years ago. he has
been in business with the firm of 7.
c. kimball & Co. the greater share of the
time. though he spent some years as
banker in Dakota. He was very kind,
gentlemanly man, and wherever he was
known was loved and respected. He was
40 years of age.
THREW HIMSELF UNDER THE LOCOMO-
TIvE.-A man by the name of Arson I.
Wheeler, of Walpole, n H., threw him
self in front of a locomotive near the de-
pot on Wednesday, April ID, and was run
years of age and leaves no family. His
brother, who had left home the same
morning in search of him, reached here
few hours after his death. He states that
the deceased left home some two weeks
ago for the purpose of finding employ
ment in this vicinity After few days
he wrote for money with which to return.
The money was sent to Barton Landing,
but reached there, it seems, day too late
TO be received by the unfortunate man.
He was seen about this village during the
day and Just before the suicide went 20
Mr.. Damon's on Lake street and wanted
a chance to write letter. They gave Op-
portuuity, and at his request took the let
ter TO the depot. Soon after he was seen
walking beside the track, and when
the helper returned from the Summit,
placed himself near the side of the track,
and when the engine was within few
feet of him, threw himself across the
rail, and was almost literally cut in two.
Mr.. Folsom, Supt., telegraphed to have
his body coffined, and at once notified his
friends. The remains were taken home
Thursday morning. We did not learn
from the brother that the poor man had
been insane previous TO his coming here,
but he was rather reticent on the subject,
and we think he had not been right al
ways.
1t is mystery to Us why the farmers
and dairymen living in the vicinity of
this village do not put up butter facto-
". There could not well be a better
place found in the county or state to start
the enterprise Within a radius of four
miles there are, it is said, two thousand
| cows, whose milk and cream might easily
| be brought here TO be made into butter.
\ factory might be built near the depot,
upon the river or elsewhere at low
cost. If desired there is j building on
the river where the expense of starting
would be small. Ice could be made in the
building or drawn from the pond without
much expense. By the new system of
cream gathering, instead of milk gather
ing, the expense of getting the milk pro-
duct TO the factory is greatly lessened.
The business is not at all an experiment
now, and it is demonstrated every day in
the market that the difference between
the price of creamery made butter and the
best dairy made is the difference between
n good and protitless business. The in
PRODUCTION of large number of creamer-
les in this vicinity is a step in the direc-
ton of furnishing a supply of cream that
would make choice butter. 1t is said that
cream from the cold setting apparatus is
very uniform in character, and that, bulk
for bulk, this cream will produce almost
exactly the same weight of butter wheth-
er the milk the cream came from was
blue or yellow. We hope some man who
understands the butter business will start
up the enterprise, furnishing a good bust
ness for himself and profitable market
for the dairy product in this vicinity.
The Vermont Conference meets at
St. Johnsbury this week, probably
to hold till next Monday. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a large
number of changes of pastorates
this spring. The conference will be
unfortunate in the loss of the Rev.
L. p. Frost if he concludes to go to
Providence, r. L., where he is said
to have a call. Several other prom
inent clergymen expect to go on to
the retired list, and the number of
available men is not up to the needs
of the denomination. In this dis
trict new men must be sent to St.
Johnsbury, Craftsbury, Glover, Hol-
land, Albany, and Barton Landing,
if Mr.. Todd concludes to go west,
and some other places. The follow
ing is the programme
WEDNESDAY. ArRTL 90
200 a. m Examination of classes
80 .. N. Conference sermon by w. c. Robinson
THURSDAY, APRIL 81
900 = m. Opening of conference Sacrament of
Iorf'- supper conducted bv Bishop Walden, fol